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# Privacy policy

## 1. An overview of data protection

### General

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

### Data collection on our website

#### Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found on the website's contact page.

#### How do we collect your data?

Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on the registration or contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

#### What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

#### What rights do you have regarding your data?

You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.

### Analytics

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens without cookies and the analysis of your surfing behavior is anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data.

## 2. General information and mandatory information

### Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.

### Notice concerning the party responsible for this website

The party responsible for processing data on this website is the Valibot project and its contributors. You can contact us via [GitHub](https://github.com/open-circle/valibot) or [Discord](https://discord.gg/tkMjQACf2P).

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

### Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficent. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

### Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found [here](https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html).

### Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fullfilment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

### SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

### Information, blocking, deletion

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

## 3. Data collection on our website

### Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:

- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

### Vercel

We use Vercel, a service of Vercel Inc., Inc., 440 N Barranca Avenue #4133, Covina, CA 91723, United States ("Vercel") for the hosting of our website. Your personal data may be processed and stored in the Member States of the United States. To counter these risks, we have agreed the standard data protection clauses of the EU Commission with Vercel for this data transfer and have also defined appropriate protective measures therein, which, depending on the need to protect the data, can also include its encryption and can be improved in accordance with the legal and technical conditions for appropriate data protection. If data is transferred to Vercel in the United States, this is based on Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR.

For more information see Vercel's [Privacy Policy](https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy) and [Terms of Service](https://vercel.com/legal/terms).

### Algolia

We use Algolia, a service of Algolia, Inc., 301 Howard Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California 94105, United States ("Algolia") for the search on our website. By default, a connection to Algolia is established only when an entry is actively made in the search field. If you do, your personal data may be processed and stored in the Member States of the United States. To counter these risks, we have agreed the standard data protection clauses of the EU Commission with Algolia for this data transfer and have also defined appropriate protective measures therein, which, depending on the need to protect the data, can also include its encryption and can be improved in accordance with the legal and technical conditions for appropriate data protection. If data is transferred to Algolia in the United States, this is based on Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR.

For more information see Algolia's [Privacy Policy](https://www.algolia.com/policies/privacy/) and [Terms of Service](https://www.algolia.com/policies/terms/).
